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Texas Attorney General Paxton is filing a lawsuit against the producers of Tylenol, asserting the companies withheld potential risks that the medication presented to children's brain development.

This legal action follows thirty days after President Donald Trump publicized an unsubstantiated connection between taking Tylenol - referred to as acetaminophen - throughout gestation and autism spectrum disorder in children.

The attorney general is filing suit against J&J, which once produced the drug, the sole analgesic suggested for expectant mothers, and the current manufacturer, which now manufacturers it.

In a declaration, he said they "misled consumers by gaining financially from pain and pushing pills ignoring the risks."

Kenvue states there is no credible evidence tying Tylenol to autism spectrum disorder.

"These manufacturers lied for decades, intentionally threatening countless individuals to increase profits," the attorney general, a Republican, declared.

Kenvue commented that it was "seriously troubled by the dissemination of inaccurate information on the security of paracetamol and the possible consequences that could have on the welfare of American women and children."

On its online platform, the company also mentioned it had "consistently assessed the relevant science and there is insufficient valid information that indicates a proven link between consuming paracetamol and autism."

Associations speaking for physicians and healthcare providers concur.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has declared paracetamol - the main ingredient in Tylenol - is one of the few options for pregnant women to treat discomfort and fever, which can present significant medical dangers if left untreated.

"In multiple decades of studies on the use of paracetamol in gestation, zero credible investigations has successfully concluded that the use of paracetamol in any trimester of gestation causes neurological conditions in offspring," the organization stated.

The court filing references latest statements from the previous government in arguing the medication is reportedly hazardous.

Last month, the former president caused concern from health experts when he advised pregnant women to "fight like hell" not to consume Tylenol when unwell.

The FDA then released a statement that doctors should consider limiting the use of Tylenol, while also mentioning that "a direct connection" between the drug and autism in minors has not been established.

The Health Department head RFK Jr, who oversees the Food and Drug Administration, had pledged in April to conduct "comprehensive study program" that would establish the source of autism spectrum disorder in a limited time.

But authorities advised that discovering a single cause of autism - considered by experts to be the result of a intricate combination of genetic and environmental factors - would prove challenging.

Autism spectrum disorder is a category of lifelong neurodivergence and disability that impacts how persons perceive and interact with the world, and is recognized using medical professional evaluations.

In his legal document, the attorney general - aligned with the former president who is running for the Senate - asserts the manufacturer and J&J "willfully ignored and sought to suppress the research" around paracetamol and autism.

This legal action seeks to make the corporations "remove any marketing or advertising" that states acetaminophen is secure for expectant mothers.

The court case mirrors the grievances of a assembly of mothers and fathers of children with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD who filed suit against the makers of acetaminophen in 2022.

Judicial authorities threw out the case, declaring research from the parents' expert witnesses was inconclusive.